Buff-bellied mannikin
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| Species: | L. melaena
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| Lonchura melaena (Sclater, 1880)
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The buff-bellied mannikin (Lonchura melaena), also known as the sooty munia or Bismarck munia, is a species of estrildid finch breeding in Papua New Guinea . It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km².
It is found in subtropical/ tropical dry grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
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